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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 34.6169, -98.4214

Estimated forage here is better than about 65% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in spring (69th percentile) and lowest in fall (34th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.6 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 2.3 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 3.1 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.23 mi W. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 84th, summer 44th, fall 44th)
  • Oklahoma: 65th percentile (spring 69th, summer 63rd, fall 34th)
  • Central Great Plains: 69th percentile (spring 96th, summer 32nd, fall 42nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Oklahoma, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 77 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Alfalfa: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi S, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Cotton: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 100% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.